Bonzo0181

There is a bug with the ACM BORE mode and JHMCS. Without turning the JHMCS on, pressing DGFT and TMS-up behaves as expected: radar scans the boresight zone. Turning JHMCS on will enable JHMCS SLAVE. Pressing TMS-up will now slave the radar to where you are looking (see azimuth & elevation carets on CMFD) and turn on emissions. This is unexpected behavior: the manual states the radar will automatically pick up the first target inside the ACM BORE symbol ('egg') without the need for TMS-up. Pressing TMS-down will re-center the radar and enable 'true' BORE mode. This can always be used to re-center, even in bugged state. Turning off JHMCS with the rotating knob and then pressing TMS-up will slew the radar down and left ([0,0] coordinates?). This must be a bug, and puts the aircraft in a 'bugged' state. From here on, TMS-up will never enable non-JHMCS ECM BORE as expected. Turning off the JHMCS with DMS-down will repeat the behavior as if it was still on, whether in bugged state or not. I have included a track that displays the issue. Watch the carets on the CMFD. {actions: DGFT toggle > TMS-up (good result) > JHMCS on > TMS-up (radar offset from bore) > TMS-down (re-center ACM BORE) > JHMCS off > TMS-up (carets show left/down)} As for the other ACM modes: I haven't found any problems with those. Keep in mind the radar still has to perform a couple of sweeps (see carets), so acquisition is usually not instantaneous. F-16 ACM JHMCS bug.trk

Thanks for the answers! At least that will solve the persistent lock. It still seems incorrect that the (or rather: any AIM-9X carried) will still automatically uncage without the need to press the uncage button again. Of course I'm not an SME, but what really strikes me is that even switching to another AIM-9X will make the seeker immediately uncage without pressing the button (it reminds me of the NWS A/R DISC bug that was present at the start of early access). Do you have any information on that?

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That's only part of the issue though. The ordinance is simply positioned too low on the Y-axis; the mounting loops are not even touching the pylons on some types of ordinance. If you look at my image, you can clearly see that the LAU-3 pods are nowhere near either to mounting hooks or the adjustable bolts. The MK-84 is closer, but still not quite at the right height yet. By adjusting the placement of each type of bomb, a large part of the issue presented in the OP can be solved. Of course it takes some nuance to balance clipping of the bolts and loop height, but it should be an easy fix. The ordinance does seem to be placed correctly on the TERs, but the TERs themselves are, again, too far from the pylons.

I already reported this in the input bugs section, but apparently that's not a place to report input bugs. :huh: A JHMCS-bore-designated target lock with an AIM-9X cannot be dropped by any button. The only way to drop it is by using the gimbal limit. That bring us to the next point: once the AIM-9X has been uncaged once in a mission, it will automatically pick up any target and lock it, without having to uncage the seeker again. This is true when switching master modes, forcing a target drop otherwise, switching back and forth between weapons, etc. The missile will happily lock another aircraft it that one is in-sight first after a forced drop. I added a track showing the problem. The uncage button is pressed once to lock the left aircraft, but not touched again. F-16 aim-9x persistent uncage button 2.trk

A JHMCS-bore-designated target lock with an AIM-9X cannot be dropped by any button. The only way to drop it is by using the gimbal limit. That bring us to the next point: once the AIM-9X has been uncaged once in a mission, it will automatically pick up any target and lock it, without having to uncage the seeker again. This is true when switching master modes, forcing a target drop otherwise, switching back and forth between weapons, etc. The missile will happily lock another aircraft it that one is in-sight first after a forced drop. I added a track showing the problem. The uncage button is pressed once to lock the left aircraft, but not touched again. F-16 aim-9x persistent uncage button.trk

Should work after correct INS alignment, yes. It's not so much the datalink, but the HSD.

Did you confirm your positioning data when aligning the INS? 1) power up upfront controls 2) Rotate INS knob to align (STOR HDG or NORM) 3) Confirm coordinates and elevation (LAT, LONG, SALT) on DED: select with dobber and press ENTR on ICP for all lines.

Will do some proper testing and report tonight.

When in DGFT-mode, pressing the cage/uncage button makes the AIM-9X acquire a target. When the first missile is fired, the next missile will keep acquiring that same target. Since the target is usually shot down by now I want to acquire the next target, but the cage/uncage button doesn't actually re-cage the seeker (TMS-aft also doesn't do anything, but that's expected I suppose). The only way I've found to drop the target is by moving it behind your own 3-9 line so the target falls outside of the gimbal limits. So how do (or should) you drop an acquired target from the AIM-9X seeker?

Radar antenna elevation still not fixed See title: contrary to claims the button sensitivity is still way too high. There do seem to be some changes from the previous open beta version, but it's nothing like it used to be. I'm using the POV hat on a Warthog throttle. Included are two tracks: one for current open beta and one for current stable version. The difference is huge. F-16 antenna elevation beta.trk F-16 antenna elevation stable.trk

Try these: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=182299

Is there any way to adjust the bank angle of an aircraft in orbit? I've set up a tanker near some trigger zones which the player is not allowed to cross. In a regular orbit, the tanker will use a bank angle of around 20°, which changes to 10° when approaching for a refuel. This, however, also enlarges the tanker's turn radius, which can cause it to fly into the trigger zones and causes some wonky behavior to get back on course. I would like the tanker to fly this 10° orbit the entire time, is this possible? If not, how about adjusting the refueling-bank to 20°? inb4 'just move its path further away'